190. your knowledge is limited, apparently. theocracy is commonly used to describe governments run

by religious figures.

According to Tibetan Buddhist doctrine, the Dalai Lama is the rebirth in a line of tulkus who are metaphorically considered to be manifestations of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara. The line of Dalai Lamas began as a lineage of spiritual teachers; the 5th Dalai Lama assumed political authority over Tibet.

'government by a priesthood'.

World English Dictionary
theocracy (θɪˈɒkrəsɪ

—n , pl -cies
1. government by a deity or by a priesthood
2. a community or political unit under such government